Vintage Home Cinema.

[dfms]

This is my HT, which is built around amplifiers and speakers from old cinemas.
It is not 100% finished, but as they say: Rome was not built in a day.
As you can see the screen (2.76:1) is not complete, and the wall needs to be painted.
The three front loudspeaker consists of a 12" in a Onken cabinet, a Bofa cell horn and a horn tweeter.
Crossover is also from Bofa (450Hz/3500Hz).


Amplification is done by tube-amps., also from Bofa. Since I have many movies with monaural sound, so of course I use mono amplifier for that type of movies. I have three mono amplifiers from cinemas, one is from 1935, the other is from 1944 and the third from 1952:



When the film requires surround, I use the rack with two 60W amps. for front L+R, and 120W for center and tree 15W amps. for the rears. These amplifiers is also from cinemas, made in the period from 1955 to 1963.

The contraption on top is ventilation, necessary because of a very hot summer . The fans eventually vill be built into the bottom of the rack.

60W amp.

120W amp.

15W amp.
Bofa was a sister company to B&o from Denmark.
Other equipment consists of Yamaha RX A1030, Philips Blu-ray, Toshiba HD-DVD, Netgear and Epson TW700.

[hometheatergeek]

Welcome to the galleries and damn that's old school tech.

[dfms]

Thanks

[DangeRuss]

Wow ............. That's an excellent home theater you're putting together. And I really love the look of your vintage gear

BTW: Welcome to the Home Theater Gallery threads ...... May your stay here be enjoyable

[Billy13]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Wow ............. That's an excellent how theater you're putting together. And I really love the look of your vintage gear

BTW: Welcome to the Home Theater Gallery threads ...... May your stay here be enjoyable

Exactly what he said!

Definitely unique & one of a kind!

I love it!

[rpatt]

I love it!

[Badas]

Awesome!

[dfms]

Thank you all

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

That's an excellent home theater you're putting together.

Thanx, but there is still a long way to go.

Now I am working on a activefilter for the rear-speakers (100Hz), so that my subwoffer only has to deliver sound from the LFE track, as I belive is the correct way to do it.

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by dfms

Thank you all



Thanx, but there is still a long way to go.

Now I am working on a activefilter for the rear-speakers (100Hz), so that my subwoffer only has to deliver sound from the LFE track, as I belive is the correct way to do it.

I've got to ask you a question ..............

With all that vintage gear ......... Do you plan on using a film projector also ?

[Race Bannon]

I really love this. Needs a curtain like the theater used to have.

[dfms]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Do you plan on using a film projector also ?

Where would I get movies from, no I prefer Blu-ray .
I dont use tubeamps. because they are vintage. I use them because they sound better.

[prerich]

This system is SWEET!!!!!

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by dfms

Where would I get movies from, no I prefer Blu-ray .
I dont use tubeamps. because they are vintage. I use them because they sound better.

I meant in conjunction with, not as your sole source.

There are other members who have them integrated in their theater systems.

[bguzman]

Hello dfms and welcome to The Galleries. I must say you have one of the most unique and amazing HTs I have ever seen on this site or anywhere else, excellent job sir. The vintage cinema gear is amazing but of course I have a couple of questions.

Where did/do you find this awesome gear?
How hot does it get in there with all that vintage gear?

Thank you for sharing this wonderful HT.

[Johan1981]

Wow, great work and cool plan to use old theater equipment. I hope you keep us updated on the process! Welcome to the gallery forums!

[onyxbfly]

Welcome to the forum. You have one of the most original and vintage theaters that I have seen outside of print!!!!

[dfms]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

I meant in conjunction with, not as your sole source.

There are other members who have them integrated in their theater systems.

Ok I see , if I had a room only for HT, then I would like to have one of these babyes:



Philips DP70

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by dfms

Ok I see , if I had a room only for HT, then I would like to have one of these babyes:



Philips DP70

[Show spoiler]That's all I can leave .......... I'm speechless

BTW: how do you keep all that tube gear cool, is it in a separate room ?

[dfms]

Originally Posted by bguzman

Where did/do you find this awesome gear?

I have always preferred tube-amps., so ten years ago I got this idea that it would be fun to use amps. from cinemas. So I started calling cinemas, and ask if they had some old gear. Around mid fifties Bofa amps. and speakers was installed in almost 75% of all cinemas in Denmark. So there was still some of this stuff around.

Originally Posted by bguzman

How hot does it get in there with all that vintage gear?

Normaly you dont fell it gets warmer in the room, the only reason that I have installed fans, is to spare amplifires. In the old days these amps. where on for 8-10 hours every day, plus the time the film-projectionist forgot to turn off the unit, after the last show .

Here is a large sound system:

[DangeRuss]

Good Afternoon Buddy



That looks like a room straight out of the 1960's NASA space program